Halloween: Season of pumkins

Sunday was pumpkin carving night!  Of course Adella wasn't interested in the carving, but she surley enjoyed digging the innards our and handing them to mommy.

Seeds and stingy ick!

 Our ward doesn't do anything special for the kids, like a trunk-or-treat, so we joined my parents at their ward's get-together.  Due to the recent rerelease of The Lion King, Zane thought a lion would be a great costume for our baby girl.  She was absolutely adorable with a little bit of "kitty" makeup and when she roared - made the costume perfect! 

Riley, Treesa, and Anna also came along.  Anna is a little monster.

Handing out the last of the candy!  Delli sure made a haul herself!

I had another picture of Adella and her pumpkin, but I am having stress getting it to look right, so I will try posting it later!

Olivia

Christmas: an early arriving holiday for 2011

Because Baby Boy is expected this next month, Christmas has already been on my mind.  I don't want to feel surprised by the holiday- instead I hope to be as prepped as possible.  Zane has even gotten in the mood and we have begun getting everything for our kids ready. 

Zane decided he would use his artistic talents to make Adella a poster of Winnie the Pooh and Piglet because we haven't been able to find a simple one that we liked.  He finished it quickly, and it is fantastic!

We are going to be using some of the baby's Christmas gifts earlier.  This is the car seat cover that I made the other day so we can make sure he is kept warm this winter! 



Adella has decided she is a big girl, and refuses to take naps (which is probably the hardest change she could have made right now on mommy).  It's a rare occasion when she is willing to sit in my lap and take a snooze, but I had to post this picture.



Alright... she really isn't in my lap, but there sure isn't a whole lot of room.  You can also tell how hot it has been because our landlord had already unhooked our swamp cooler and the warmer weather heated our house well. 



Then, this morning, Adella looked so cute and was being photogenic (which is rare because she likes to get close and study the camera).  So I thought I would post a small handful of photos!

Nap Time: Rebellious State

 Adella is starting to fight back about her nap times.  Quite often I find her out and about, playing with whatever she can find.  Most of the time she refuses to sleep, but I was pleasantly surprised to find her comfortably sleeping on the rocker in her room.  I was exceptionally pleased to find her in this state, with her face on a book, indicating she was reading before she fell asleep. 

I love these pictures from this week too!

I love it when my girl will pose for a picture, especially with her pretty necklace.

With the cold weather  it was difficult to stay warm without a heater on, and I found Adella adorable.  Her thermals, jacket, and one sock outfit. 

Shoe & Shelves: conquered

Wednesday is my day for laundry, and this last week Adella surprised me by walking around the corner with her shoes on.  As impressive as that was, I was still impressed that she had chosen the correct foot for each sandal.  Mama was so proud.

This evening, after conference, Zane put up a shelf in Adella's and Baby Boy's room.  Currently I have dressed it with only objects for Adella.  Now it's time to find some adorable sports objects to get the other side ready for our little one.  

Preperations and Finishings

Moving has proven difficult for Adella- at least her new independent and negative attitude seem to point to this.  Although she seems a bit out of sorts, and constantly tells us "No," we still enjoy all the time we can get!  She makes everything so much more fun and enjoyable. 

Pulling "Cool-Cat" faces!

Since the house is somewhat in order at this point, I have taken to completing some of the tasks I have planned or started. 

Just before we packed up and moved, we chose some fabrics for our little Man's blanket and I had started the project (my personal goal is to make a blanket for each of our kids).  I have been so excited to finish it, so I started as soon as I could get to it.   In no time I had it finished... with the exception of a wash to fray the edges. 

The blanket has an orange back, cute animals, green polka-dots, and blue diamonds! 

So here is pregnant me, holding the blanket (I have a similar one holding Adella's blanket).

Adella's first birthday dress was pretty much ruined because I bought nice fabric for a little one who liked to drink milk and share with her clothes.  So I unstitched the top and bottom and turned it into a skirt.  Some of the fabric is still ruined but is unnoticeable because of the top layer.  So, with my new surger, I fixed it up and had her all ready for church in a new outfit withing an hour. 

Our pretty girl who walked around all day saying, "Cute!"

I also wanted to just make a comment about some cross stitch project I finished this year.  I started working on this when I lived in California... that was around ten or eleven years ago. 

We are also getting ready for our little man to come!  The crib is set up and dressed (since Adella is in her toddler bed).  We also bought a cute little outfit so we'd have at least one! 

Toddler Bed: Too much freedom?

Tonight, for the very first time, Adella fell asleep in her toddler bed without even getting out to play.

Moving: Dangerous for Furniture

It took us a little while, but we found a new apartment that is bigger.  We moved in right after our camping trip.  Here are some pictures: